COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Steam Boilers Operation and Maintenance. It covers the safety measures and importance of steam boilers in mechanical utilities; the types of boilers and construction covering fire-tube, water-tube and electric boilers; the roles of critical components of boilers like drums, tubes, burners, blowdown systems and economizers; the fundamentals and principles of boiler operation, heat transfer and thermodynamics; and the importance, methods and chemicals used in treatment to prevent scaling, corrosion and foaming. 

Further, the course will also discuss the codes and standards in boiler design and operation covering ASME, ASTM and other relevant standards; the safe boiler operations, boiler commissioning, startup procedures and shutdown procedures; the potential hazards in a boiler room and the common boiler accidents and how to prevent them; the proper inspections and efficiency testing; the preventive maintenance practices, boiler components maintenance, boiler cleaning and inspection techniques; the boiler typical issues and practical repair techniques; and the advanced boiler technology and boiler troubleshooting. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the techniques and tools for advanced preventive maintenance; the use of data and analytics to predict potential failures; the techniques to enhance boiler efficiency including tuning, optimization of heat transfer and combustion analysis; the methods to reduce emissions and incorporating sustainable practices in boiler operations; the maintenance record keeping and documentation; the emergency maintenance procedures and advanced methods to manage and prevent corrosion and scale buildup; how to retrofit or upgrade boiler systems for improved performance; and conducting energy audits and using benchmarks to compare boiler performance.